hdf_get_node (3) - Linux Manuals

hdf_get_node: Similar to hdf_get_obj except all the nodes

NAME

hdf_get_node - Similar to hdf_get_obj except all the nodes are created if the don't exist.

SYNOPSIS

#include <util/neo_hdf.h>

NEOERR * hdf_get_node (HDF *hdf, const char *name, HDF **ret);

ARGUMENTS

hdf -> the dataset node to start from
name -> the name to walk to

DESCRIPTION

hdf_get_node is similar to hdf_get_obj, except instead of stopping if it can't find a node in the tree, it will create all of the nodes necessary to hand you back the node you ask for. Nodes are created with no value.

RETURN VALUE

ret -> the dataset node you asked for